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Ask The Experts: Cherry Zhao No. 373

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Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I’m interested in the butterfly innerforce layer ALC and the butterfly Tomokazu harimoto ALC . Comparing them on the butterfly website they seem to have the same composition of veneers . The only difference being the Harimoto blade has a marginally larger head size. Please compare and contrast […]

Ask The Experts: Larry Thoman No. 372

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Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I have an Amicus Prime robot and would like to know what spin setting approximates a 2000 level loop. Thanks, Jack Answer:  This Ask the Experts question was answered by Larry Thoman. He is a Table Tennis Robot Guru. Larry’s response is below: Hi Jack, Let me explain about […]

Ask The Experts: Larry Thoman No. 370

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Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Is it true that the Amicus Prime throwing wheels can go in the opposite directions to give a higher level of spin? – Mike Answer:  This Ask the Experts question was answered by Larry Thoman. He is a Table Tennis Robot Guru. Larry’s response is below: Mike, Yes, that […]

Ask The Experts No. 368: Brian Pace

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Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Hello, may I get a comparison between Tenergy 64 and Dignics 64? I changed my backhand rubber from Tenergy 64 to Tenergy 80 due to the change from the celluloid ball to the plastic ball because the Tenergy 64 just did not have enough spin and the throw […]

Ask The Experts: Rachid El Boubou, No. 367

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Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: When doing a forehand or backhand topspin: should our top edge of the racket or the head of the racket be leading the swing? In other words should our racket swing or swing path be in direction of the head of the racket or top edge of the […]

Ask The Experts: Xin Zhou, No. 366

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Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Hello. I needed a suggestion regarding my backhand rubber. I am an intermediate level table tennis player from Bangladesh. Usually i am a typical forehand based attacker. And little bit defensive in backhand. Being a chopper on spinny shot with a plain rubber (tenergy 05fx) is my speciality […]

Ask The Experts: Min Kim No. 365

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Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Rubber Recommendations Defensive player but likes to attack as well Relies on heavy spin via hard forehand use Wants more control Has a wooden butterfly shakehand blade; Unknown Model Nittaku is current rubber on blade; Unknown thickness/model Not tacky enough Interested in Aibiss rubber Answer:  This Ask the […]

Ask The Experts: Jun Gao No. 364

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Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Hi I am from Indonesia I user penhold blade. I am confused which one the best Harimoto or Zhangjike penhold because now people use 6mm thick for plastic ball my question why Zhang jike still use 5,6mm as Harimoto 6.2mm? Harimoto is newer version or zjk is newer […]

Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth No. 363

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Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Dear sirs, My son, who is 17, has been playing very intensely for a year with a Killerspin RTG diamond CQ. He has improved dramatically, but now I want to upgrade his paddle and rubbers. He has a lot of control and wants more speed. What type of […]

Ask The Experts No. 362: Brian Pace

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Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Hello Brian I am using nittaku s1 rubber on both side on my primorac carbon I want to change the rubber can you please suggest me which rubber I can go for this bland very fast and direct Answer: Your Ask the Experts question was answered by Brian Pace. […]

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